FORECAST TODAY 26/12 25/12 24/12 ARCHIVE FIRE DANGERFIRE BEHAVIOURFUEL MOISTUREWEATHERRAW DATA Fire Weather Report   FIRE DANGER CLASS       FIRE WEATHER INDICES       WEATHER OBSERVATIONS North Island Data Northland Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Aupouri Peninsula H E H 85 64 386 4.3 90 16.6 20.9 62 51 14 0.0 90 Aut Waitangi Forest H E H 90 97 375 5.6 118 22.8 24.6 42 43 7 0.0 80 Aut Opouteke H E H 92 34 300 8.3 53 20.0 29.6 34 22 8 0.0 80 Aut Hokianga H E H 91 67 368 6.3 92 21.9 26.3 44 235 4 0.0 80 Aut Dargaville H E H 90 34 335 6.2 54 16.4 25.3 38 162 7 0.0 80 Aut Kaipara M E H 86 18 175 4.0 28 8.0 24.3 53 220 10 0.0 80 Sub Kaikohe H E M 89 42 381 5.8 66 17.2 26.0 46 50 9 0.0 65 Aut Whangarei Aero V E H 89 57 376 8.3 83 25.2 24.0 52 130 17 0.0 65 Aut Mangakahia H E H 91 61 389 6.2 88 21.1 28.8 38 204 5 0.0 80 Aut Pouto H E H 89 38 297 7.4 58 19.2 23.1 45 196 15 0.0 80 Aut Auckland Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Mahurangi Forest M E L 89 24 211 5.9 37 12.9 24.9 46 196 10 0.0 40 Aut Woodhill M E M 88 27 218 5.0 41 11.9 24.3 53 220 10 0.0 65 Aut Clevedon Coast M E M 89 24 213 5.4 37 12.0 25.3 48 211 9 0.0 60 Aut Cornwallis Depot M E M 89 24 209 6.5 38 14.0 25.3 44 212 11 0.0 60 Aut Great Barrier Island H E M 88 42 223 6.7 57 17.8 24.4 50 243 15 0.0 60 Aut Hunua East M E M 86 39 197 4.0 52 11.3 21.5 66 21 9 0.0 60 Aut Waikato Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whangamata M E M 89 27 143 5.5 37 11.9 26.8 45 217 8 0.0 65 Aut Bodley Road M E M 88 29 110 5.2 35 11.1 24.5 54 244 9 0.0 65 Aut Port Taharoa M E L 86 21 107 3.2 28 6.5 21.0 72 240 7 0.0 40 Aut Paeroa M E L 88 36 236 5.3 52 14.1 25.0 53 200 11 0.0 50 Aut Hamilton Aero M E M 87 39 155 5.1 48 13.2 24.0 53 260 11 0.0 60 Aut Athol H E H 89 28 123 8.3 36 16.3 22.8 45 55 17 0.0 65 Aut Waihi Gold M E H 87 25 139 6.4 34 13.0 22.6 54 249 17 0.0 65 Aut Waikawau Bay M E M 88 35 139 5.1 43 12.5 24.7 50 0 10 0.0 65 Aut Central North Island Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Whakatane Aero H E H 86 37 273 7.5 55 19.0 22.0 63 340 22 0.0 65 Aut Rotorua Aero H E H 90 28 239 10.9 43 21.8 24.0 49 230 19 0.0 60 Aut Taupo Aero E E V 89 35 298 17.9 54 34.5 22.0 54 270 32 0.0 65 Aut Tauranga Aero V E H 89 47 258 13.2 64 30.5 26.0 43 230 24 0.0 60 Aut Matea H E H 88 22 181 10.3 34 18.5 21.8 45 222 22 0.0 60 Aut Minginui V E M 90 36 251 12.1 53 26.0 23.5 35 146 20 0.0 55 Aut Rotoehu E E V 91 58 370 17.9 83 42.2 25.9 37 216 27 0.0 65 Aut Goudies E E V 90 33 219 20.8 48 36.0 22.5 39 251 31 0.0 65 Aut Galatea E E H 92 64 321 11.5 85 32.0 28.4 30 197 13 0.0 70 Aut Kawerau E E V 93 59 291 16.8 78 39.5 28.1 28 183 20 0.0 70 Aut Rotoaira H E L 90 29 131 12.6 38 22.7 23.0 39 239 22 0.0 45 Sub Tahorakuri H E H 91 45 250 9.3 62 23.6 23.1 42 240 12 0.0 70 Aut Hautu H E M 90 32 138 12.6 40 23.5 23.0 39 239 22 0.0 55 Aut Opotiki M E M 86 30 272 4.2 47 11.0 23.2 68 5 12 0.0 65 Aut Te Puke V E H 89 44 259 13.2 62 30.1 26.0 43 230 24 0.0 60 Sub Waihau Bay M E L 84 17 151 3.4 26 6.5 21.5 74 296 13 0.0 50 Aut Eastern North Island Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Hicks Bay M E M 81 12 201 8.1 22 12.3 20.0 88 300 37 0.0 55 Aut Pouawa H E H 88 61 281 5.7 79 18.9 22.0 45 268 12 0.0 75 Aut Poroporo V E H 91 39 230 15.7 55 31.8 25.6 35 101 24 0.0 55 Aut Tuai V E H 91 37 172 18.1 48 32.9 25.3 39 340 25 0.0 55 Aut Crownthorpe H E H 90 45 207 9.7 59 23.6 25.0 40 298 17 0.0 75 Aut Kaiwaka H E H 89 38 238 8.4 55 20.6 22.6 42 209 17 0.0 60 Aut Waipukurau E E V 92 54 267 22.8 72 46.1 24.6 29 228 28 0.0 70 Aut Bridge Pa H E H 91 72 266 6.9 86 22.7 27.1 34 127 7 0.0 80 Aut Te Haroto E E H 91 50 261 13.7 68 32.1 23.5 34 256 20 0.0 60 Aut Gwavas H E H 92 46 193 8.7 58 21.7 25.0 28 236 9 0.0 60 Aut Waihau V E H 88 36 178 13.3 48 26.6 21.4 43 262 29 0.0 60 Aut Te Pohue V E H 90 39 189 13.5 51 27.9 23.2 38 220 23 0.0 65 Aut Ongaonga V E H 92 46 249 11.2 63 27.0 26.8 28 221 12 0.0 75 Aut Cricklewood H E M 90 41 223 5.5 57 15.4 27.1 38 113 4 0.0 55 Aut Gisborne Aero H E H 87 50 279 5.8 69 17.9 24.0 56 150 15 0.0 75 Aut Mahia M E H 89 45 321 4.8 67 15.0 27.1 38 113 4 0.0 75 Sub Napier Aero M E H 86 31 227 5.4 46 13.4 22.0 60 90 17 0.0 80 Aut Taranaki Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT New Plymouth Aero M E L 84 12 88 4.7 18 7.0 21.0 79 290 19 0.0 40 Aut Eltham H E L 89 22 120 12.7 30 20.6 23.3 39 259 23 0.0 40 Aut Waverly H E L 89 20 99 18.3 26 24.9 22.5 42 279 32 0.0 40 Aut Okato M E L 85 16 83 4.4 21 7.2 20.6 73 251 14 0.0 40 Aut Marco M E L 88 22 84 5.0 26 9.2 22.6 56 243 10 0.0 40 Aut Hawera H E L 87 22 119 10.2 30 17.5 22.0 52 270 26 0.0 40 Aut Wanganui-Manawatu Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Three Kings H E L 85 14 96 21.1 20 24.4 13.1 62 232 45 0.0 50 Aut Webb H E L 87 17 100 27.0 24 31.2 13.8 58 204 45 0.0 50 Aut Westlawn H E L 86 20 126 12.6 29 20.0 15.6 56 249 33 0.0 50 Aut Desert Road Summit H E L 88 25 127 14.9 34 24.3 16.2 52 239 29 0.0 50 Aut Alfredton M E L 86 18 121 6.5 26 11.5 19.8 66 337 20 0.0 40 Aut Dannevirke H E L 89 23 135 12.7 32 21.1 22.0 42 262 25 0.0 40 Aut Waimarino Forest M E L 88 15 69 5.6 20 8.7 20.7 48 233 12 0.0 30 Aut National Park M E L 86 14 80 7.3 19 10.7 18.9 55 213 21 0.0 30 Aut Ngamatea H E M 87 24 133 12.2 33 20.8 17.3 62 228 31 0.0 55 Aut Waitarere Forest M E M 83 28 146 3.2 38 7.9 18.0 85 290 15 0.0 55 Sub Lismore H E L 91 44 172 6.9 54 17.7 24.1 35 273 8 0.0 30 Aut Waione H E L 88 32 180 8.9 44 19.2 21.3 56 267 20 0.0 40 Aut Tapuae M E M 85 14 108 5.5 21 8.7 17.6 61 225 19 0.0 55 Aut Raumai M E L 85 21 141 2.5 30 5.3 20.0 72 291 3 0.0 40 Aut Levin M E L 82 21 118 3.2 29 6.6 18.0 85 290 15 0.0 40 Aut Spriggins Park M E L 88 30 167 6.9 41 15.2 21.6 48 259 16 0.0 30 Aut Waiouru Aero M E M 87 21 141 6.6 31 12.6 19.0 51 220 17 0.0 55 Aut Wanganui Aero H E L 86 24 146 12.6 34 21.5 21.0 62 280 32 0.0 30 Aut Palmerston North Aero H E L 86 22 128 10.5 30 18.0 21.0 66 280 28 0.0 40 Aut Wairarapa Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Ngawihi E E L 88 38 254 16.7 56 33.4 24.0 48 20 32 0.0 40 Aut Castle Point V E L 86 19 151 37.8 28 41.8 21.0 61 320 56 0.0 40 Aut Stony Creek M E L 89 30 154 6.2 40 13.9 23.6 48 13 11 0.0 40 Aut Haurangi H E L 87 33 191 6.5 46 15.6 19.9 64 295 17 0.0 40 Aut Holdsworth Station M E L 89 30 119 4.9 37 11.0 25.3 44 242 5 0.0 40 Aut Ngaumu M E L 88 31 181 4.3 43 10.7 23.5 55 319 6 0.0 40 Aut Masterton Aerodrome H E L 90 31 167 8.5 42 18.1 25.0 47 270 15 0.0 40 Aut Wellington Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Rimutaka Forest Park H E L 86 32 197 8.7 45 19.2 20.5 69 12 26 0.0 40 Aut Belmont M E M 78 8 107 6.0 13 7.5 15.5 95 349 37 0.0 60 Aut Titahi Bay M E M 82 20 219 5.3 33 10.9 17.5 86 338 27 0.0 60 Aut Chatham Island L E L 80 6 210 3.2 12 3.7 17.0 85 340 20 0.0 30 Aut Wellington Aero V E H 86 27 217 18.9 41 31.4 21.0 69 10 41 0.0 60 Aut Lower Hutt H E L 88 38 136 7.1 45 16.2 20.0 61 20 17 0.0 40 Aut Paraparaumu M E L 82 14 112 4.2 22 7.1 17.0 86 10 22 0.0 40 Aut South Island Data Nelson-Marlborough Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Opua Bay H E L 88 28 161 9.9 39 19.5 24.4 49 291 22 0.0 30 Aut Keneperu Head H E L 89 28 127 10.0 36 18.9 25.7 43 303 19 0.0 30 Aut Totaranui M E L 86 24 126 5.7 33 11.6 22.7 63 259 16 0.0 20 Aut Awatere Valley E E E 91 50 340 25.9 73 50.3 28.2 35 295 32 0.0 80 Aut Hira M E L 88 35 246 4.3 51 11.9 21.0 58 328 7 0.0 40 Aut Dovedale M E L 85 34 232 2.5 50 7.5 20.2 62 274 3 0.0 40 Aut Rai Valley M E L 88 24 125 8.1 33 15.3 22.7 49 302 18 0.0 30 Aut Molesworth E E H 93 64 299 15.4 84 38.4 23.7 34 242 18 0.0 60 Aut Murchison L E L 83 18 58 2.2 20 3.4 15.0 87 199 7 0.0 20 Aut Ngaruru M E M 87 28 174 4.7 40 11.0 21.5 62 217 9 0.0 70 Aut Western Boundary M E L 85 26 123 3.0 34 6.8 16.5 77 171 7 0.0 20 Aut Kaikoura M E L 88 23 278 7.7 38 15.9 21.0 42 60 17 0.0 30 Aut Nelson Aero M E L 86 30 283 5.9 47 14.6 22.0 68 30 19 0.0 40 Aut Woodbourne Aero E E E 91 63 273 37.6 80 65.8 27.0 38 270 41 0.0 80 Aut Big Pokororo M E L 84 19 149 2.6 28 5.3 19.9 73 44 6 0.0 20 Aut St Arnaud M E L 87 18 60 5.1 21 8.2 18.4 65 329 12 0.0 20 Aut Cape Campbell H E V 82 24 372 14.5 41 26.3 17.0 83 20 46 0.0 80 Aut Onamalutu H E M 90 47 230 6.5 62 18.3 26.0 40 268 8 0.0 55 Aut West Coast Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Nelson Creek M E L 86 16 58 3.8 19 6.0 20.3 72 351 10 0.0 50 Sub Reefton M E L 86 17 73 3.8 21 6.4 20.3 72 351 10 0.0 30 Aut Westport L V L 78 8 45 1.7 11 1.4 16.0 94 70 11 0.6 30 Aut Haast L L L 36 3 35 0.1 4 0.0 18.0 95 30 28 6.6 30 Aut Hokitika Aero L E L 78 7 44 2.2 10 2.1 17.0 94 30 17 0.6 30 Aut Canterbury Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Timaru Aero M E M 86 23 262 3.0 37 7.3 20.0 68 270 4 0.0 60 Aut Waihaorunga V E H 91 39 467 12.9 65 30.1 22.3 42 21 19 0.0 60 Sub Lees Valley H E H 90 29 232 13.3 44 25.4 21.2 46 323 22 0.0 60 Aut Motukarara E E E 90 41 387 14.9 65 33.1 24.3 38 322 24 0.0 90 Aut Mount Somers H E L 89 23 170 8.8 35 16.8 20.0 51 281 17 0.0 30 Aut Pukaki Aero E E E 93 55 403 36.6 82 65.6 26.2 28 15 34 0.0 70 Aut Mount Cook L H M 67 12 38 1.0 13 0.7 19.7 54 339 12 5.8 60 Aut Burnham H E L 91 34 303 10.0 53 22.9 25.0 41 329 14 0.0 40 Aut Tekapo E E E 92 43 302 35.5 63 57.3 22.6 32 273 37 0.0 70 Aut Hakatere E E V 89 55 334 16.9 77 39.4 19.1 50 86 29 0.0 70 Aut Leeston H E L 91 36 352 8.2 57 20.7 25.3 44 342 11 0.0 40 Aut Le Bons Bay M E M 91 21 278 7.3 35 14.7 26.0 33 310 9 0.0 60 Aut Christchurch Aero M E H 90 31 288 5.5 49 14.0 24.0 40 40 6 0.0 80 Aut Hanmer H E L 91 39 207 8.1 53 19.6 24.5 46 285 11 0.0 30 Aut Cannington V E H 91 36 370 12.8 58 28.6 22.3 42 21 19 0.0 60 Aut Snowdon H E L 88 24 173 16.3 36 26.6 18.4 56 324 32 0.0 40 Aut Darfield E E L 91 40 277 15.7 59 32.9 24.0 43 321 23 0.0 40 Aut Bottle Lake M E M 90 39 392 4.6 62 14.0 25.9 37 96 2 0.0 70 Aut Ashley M E L 89 22 70 7.4 25 12.3 24.7 42 279 13 0.0 20 Aut Balmoral V E L 91 37 304 12.7 57 28.0 25.6 43 304 18 0.0 30 Aut Ashburton Plains V E L 92 56 424 10.1 84 29.2 25.0 37 329 11 0.0 50 Aut Oxford M E M 90 28 219 5.7 42 13.4 24.3 42 305 6 0.0 60 Aut Otago Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Cromwell E E E 91 80 629 20.2 121 53.7 24.6 41 24 27 0.0 85 Aut Naseby Forest E E H 91 39 369 14.6 62 32.1 20.6 39 309 22 0.0 65 Aut Butchers Dam E E E 92 78 656 23.3 121 58.6 24.3 35 347 27 0.0 80 Aut Cherry Farm M E M 81 32 361 2.6 52 7.8 13.1 89 73 15 0.0 60 Aut Dansey Pass E E H 91 51 506 12.9 81 33.8 22.7 38 333 19 0.0 70 Aut Tapanui L V M 79 16 322 1.9 28 3.9 13.6 92 202 12 0.6 60 Aut Glenledi L V L 81 17 276 1.8 29 3.8 11.5 89 115 8 0.0 40 Aut Rock and Pillar H E H 89 59 498 7.0 91 23.6 20.8 55 53 13 0.2 70 Aut Dunedin Aero M E M 82 41 449 2.5 67 8.9 13.0 89 150 11 0.0 65 Aut Deep Stream M E H 88 14 156 12.9 22 18.0 18.7 53 286 27 0.0 65 Aut Oamaru Aero M E L 80 24 459 2.9 43 7.8 14.0 91 180 19 0.0 40 Aut Queenstown Aero M E M 84 26 282 5.7 42 13.3 17.0 78 240 22 0.2 65 Aut Tara Hills E E E 93 54 356 36.0 79 63.7 25.0 28 310 33 0.0 70 Aut McRaes M V M 76 36 373 1.6 57 5.4 12.7 94 48 13 1.0 70 Aut Herbert M E M 88 21 210 5.0 34 10.6 13.1 46 23 9 0.0 55 Aut Oamaru M E L 81 18 321 3.1 32 6.9 13.0 89 190 19 0.0 50 Aut Lauder E E H 91 145 731 9.7 194 37.9 21.6 41 285 13 0.0 70 Aut Windsor M E L 82 27 377 4.5 45 11.6 14.4 87 85 23 0.0 50 Aut Ranfurly V E H 90 67 558 7.7 103 26.8 21.4 44 287 12 0.0 75 Aut Glendhu L E M 86 12 155 2.7 20 4.4 16.9 70 45 4 0.2 60 Aut Clyde V E H 91 76 658 7.3 118 27.4 24.7 46 353 9 0.0 75 Aut Nugget Point L V L 74 9 267 2.0 16 2.6 12.0 93 200 20 0.0 40 Aut Wanaka E E V 91 54 350 13.9 78 34.8 22.0 44 300 22 0.0 70 Aut Traquair M E M 79 25 355 2.2 43 6.0 10.3 96 121 16 0.0 65 Aut Southland Saturday, 26 December 2009 STATION NAME FOREST SCRUB GRASS FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI TEMP RH DIR WSP RN24 GC% STAT Gore L H L 63 7 163 0.8 12 0.6 12.0 94 210 11 1.6 55 Aut Invercargill Aero L L L 50 4 50 0.2 7 0.1 12.0 97 230 7 2.0 50 Aut Secretary Island L L L 23 0 6 0.0 1 0.0 15.0 92 50 33 63.2 40 Aut South West Cape L V L 67 6 107 1.3 11 0.8 13.0 71 300 17 2.6 40 Aut Garston M E M 86 21 299 4.3 36 9.7 18.8 69 296 11 0.0 65 Aut Lumsden L H M 79 12 204 1.1 21 1.0 13.0 95 0 0 0.4 60 Aut Manapouri Aero L L L 30 7 59 0.0 11 0.0 15.0 96 60 13 7.8 50 Aut Barn Hill L V M 73 12 186 1.3 21 1.7 11.0 94 172 13 1.0 60 Aut Blackmount L L L 30 8 99 0.0 13 0.0 10.9 96 187 15 7.6 50 Aut Wreys Bush L H L 72 14 290 0.9 26 0.9 12.5 89 122 6 1.2 55 Aut Tuatapere L L L 50 8 131 0.2 14 0.2 12.5 89 325 6 3.4 50 Aut Slopedown L H L 75 7 44 1.2 10 0.7 13.2 83 230 9 1.0 50 Aut Aut : Authentic data collected from the weather station Sub : Authentic data not available so data from one of three designated substitutes is used Est : An estimate of the values for a station has been made For : Forecast values have been entered for a station and not overwritten by authentic data

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